221: Chapter 221 The more arrogant they were then, the more humble they are now (Part 2)

Qin Yi looked at Wang Hao, a flash of craftiness in his eyes, his lips curling into a playful smile, his tone full of mockery: "Dogs are very spiritual creatures. Perhaps it saw you were in a bad mood that day and felt some empathy. After all, like attracts like; maybe it just wanted to get closer to you. Don't you think?"

Beside him, Li Xitong almost laughed out loud upon hearing this. She glanced sideways at Qin Yi, thinking to herself: *This Qin Yi is truly vicious, even using "like attracts like"... Isn't this just a roundabout way of mocking Wang Hao as a dog...*

Wang Hao's eye twitched involuntarily. Just as he was about to retort, Zhou Qian, who was standing nearby, suddenly interjected: "This must be Mr. Qin Yi, right?" As he spoke, he took the initiative to step forward and extended his hand toward Qin Yi, "Let me introduce myself. I am Zhou Qian, the person in charge of Qiantai Law Firm, and also the legal counsel for Hongtai Construction Company. It is an honor to meet you."

Qin Yi, however, did not give him any Face. With his hands in his pockets, he looked at him with a hint of mockery, then said slowly: "Oh? You are Lawyer Zhou Qian. Come to think of it, you must know Captain Sun Yizhong from the Jingan Branch, right?"

Zhou Qian smiled awkwardly. He naturally understood the intent behind Qin Yi mentioning Sun Yizhong, so he sheepishly retracted his hand: "Mr. Qin, Mr. Wang Hongtai's previous actions were indeed ill-considered, but please, for the sake of his desperate desire to save his son, forgive our negligence."

"Hmph," Qin Yi snorted softly. After glancing at Wang Hao, he turned his gaze back to Zhou Qian and continued, "Since you say the idea to frame me came from Wang Hongtai, then this matter has no direct connection to you. When a person dies, their debts are cleared; I understand this principle." He immediately changed the subject, "However, in our Dragon country, there is a saying: 'A son must pay for his father's debts.' Don't you think Wang Hao should apologize to me on behalf of his father?"

Wang Hao's eyes were almost spitting fire. He stared fixedly at Qin Yi, his voice low and angry: "Qin Yi, don't go too far!"

Zhou Qian immediately glared at Wang Hao and said in a stern tone: "Wang Hao! Have you forgotten what you promised me when we came here?"

Qin Yi, on the other hand, maintained an indifferent attitude, his eyes revealing a hint of disdain, testing the limits of Wang Hao's patience. He shrugged his hands: "I don't care. Whether you apologize or not is up to you; don't force yourself!"

Standing to the side, Li Xitong and Liu Changshan looked at each other, their eyes showing a bit of embarrassment. But after all, this was a private matter between Qin Yi and Wang Hao, and outsiders shouldn't interfere. Thus, the two tacitly chose to step aside, trying their best not to be too conspicuous.

Wang Hao bit his lower lip tightly, his Face turning pale and then green. The heaving of his chest revealed his inner anger and unwillingness.

Zhou Qian saw this. Although he was very dissatisfied with Qin Yi's unforgiving attitude, he also knew that he had to make Wang Hao bow his head at this moment. Therefore, he grabbed Wang Hao's arm without hesitation and said in a low voice: "Come here and apologize to Mr. Qin!"

Being pulled by Zhou Qian, the anger in Wang Hao's heart grew even more, but he couldn't release it. There was no way around it; he had already spent ten million, and he couldn't let it go down the drain! Thus, Wang Hao had to force himself to calm down, slowly turn around, bow his body toward Qin Yi, and say those three words in a voice squeezed out from between his teeth: "I'm sorry!"

Qin Yi looked at Wang Hao's appearance, a look of disdain appearing on his Face. He playfully curled his lips and intentionally raised his voice: "Who are you talking to? Speak up, I can't hear you..."

The anger in Wang Hao's heart had reached its peak, and his molars were almost crushed from clenching. He took another deep breath, used all his strength, and shouted loudly: "Qin Yi, I'm sorry! I was wrong. I shouldn't have set myself against you. I also apologize to you on behalf of my father. I'm sorry! Please forgive me!"

Wang Hao's shout immediately attracted the attention of passing students. They all tacitly took out their mobile phones and aimed them at Wang Hao, who was bowing in apology.

Watching Wang Hao's desperate appearance, a sense of pleasure surged in Qin Yi's heart. Of course, Qin Yi also knew that Wang Hao's apology was certainly not sincere. So, he knew when to stop, shrugged his shoulders, and said indifferently: "Wang Hao, our grievances are written off from now on. After today, we go our separate ways. If I catch you playing dirty tricks behind my back again, don't blame me for not remembering our schoolmate relationship."

Seeing that Qin Yi finally relented, Zhou Qian breathed a sigh of relief inwardly. Worried that Wang Hao might cause more trouble, he hurried forward to grab Wang Hao and expressed his stance on his behalf: "Mr. Qin, rest assured, similar things will absolutely not happen again in the future! I will definitely discipline him strictly!" As he spoke, he glared fiercely at Wang Hao, signaling him not to cause any more trouble.

Seeing this, Qin Yi nodded indifferently, didn't say anything more, took a step back, and gave the position to Dean Liu.

Zhou Qian's gaze then turned to Liu Changshan. He opened his briefcase, took out a check, put on a professional smile, walked slowly to Liu Changshan, handed the check with both hands, and said with a polite tone: "Dean Liu, this is the ten million in funds that Wang Hao specially raised to commemorate the educational grace of Modu University. Please take a look."

Liu Changshan's eyes lit up, and his hands trembled slightly as he took the check. Looking at the long string of zeros, he felt a burst of wild joy, his eyes almost narrowing into crescents. But as a dean, he quickly adjusted his composure, tried to stay calm, handed the check to Li Xitong, who was beside him, and then took a step forward, tightly holding Wang Hao's hand, and thanked him solemnly: "Student Wang Hao, thank you so much. Rest assured, the school will properly use this charitable donation to ensure that every penny is used where it counts."

"Dean, you are too polite; this is what I should do." Although Wang Hao had a smile on his Face, he was already impatient in his heart. He didn't come here to listen to Dean Liu's platitudes. He quickly gave a look to Zhou Qian, who was nearby. Zhou Qian immediately understood, stepped forward, and took out a pre-prepared document from his briefcase again.

Zhou Qian held the document with both hands and respectfully handed it to Qin Yi, with a hint of anticipation in his tone: "Mr. Qin, the three things Wang Hao promised you have all been handled. Would you please sign this settlement agreement?"

"Of course, I, Qin Yi, keep my word." As he spoke, Qin Yi took the document, examined it carefully, then took the pen handed by Zhou Qian, and dashingly signed his name on the last line, and pressed his fingerprint.

"Thank you, Mr. Qin." Zhou Qian took back the settlement agreement with a sense of relief and carefully handed a tissue to Qin Yi to wipe his hands. He made a phone gesture to Wang Hao and then walked to the side.

Qin Yi wiped his hands indifferently and tossed the tissue into the trash can by the road. He glanced at Liu Changshan and Wang Hao, who were still exchanging pleasantries, and said calmly: "Alright, the matter is finished, you can leave now."

Liu Changshan, however, enthusiastically tried to persuade them to stay: "Hey, it's almost noon. Since you're here, let's have a meal together. Let me also thank Student Wang Hao on behalf of the school."

Wang Hao refused without hesitation: "Dean, I appreciate your kind intentions. But my father just passed away, and I still have many things to handle, so I really cannot stay too long."

Liu Changshan suddenly realized and patted his forehead: "Oh, yes, yes, yes, I didn't consider this well. I am very sorry, Student Wang Hao. Then... when will Mr. Wang Hongtai's farewell ceremony be held? The school will definitely arrange for people to pay their respects."

"There are still some procedures to handle with the police," Wang Hao sighed softly, "I will notify you once the time is confirmed."

Just at this moment, Zhou Qian, holding his phone, walked to Wang Hao's side with a grave expression, his brows furrowed, and whispered: "Su Mo's phone is not being answered..."

"Ah? How can this be?" Upon hearing this, Wang Hao's Face instantly stiffened, and a flash of panic crossed his eyes. He instinctively turned his gaze toward Qin Yi, his lips moving slightly as if he wanted to ask, but was stopped by a look from Zhou Qian.

Zhou Qian keenly sensed Wang Hao's intention, quickly stood in front of him, coughed lightly, looked at Qin Yi, and said with a hint of urgency in his tone: "Mr. Qin, do you know where Su Mo is now? She mentioned before that as long as you sign the settlement agreement, she could choose to forgive Wang Hao. But now, I cannot contact her."

Qin Yi also felt helpless in his heart, thinking, what is going on today, everyone seems to be entangled with Su Mo. He shrugged his hands and responded with a normal expression: "I don't know, I haven't been in contact with her for a long time."

"Qin Yi, did you and Su Mo conspire to set me up again on purpose?" Seeing Qin Yi's response, Wang Hao could no longer suppress his inner anger. He glared angrily, his eyes wide, and questioned in a low voice.

Qin Yi narrowed his eyes, his Aura changed abruptly, and his tone was full of coldness: "Wang Hao, why are you barking? Do you really think everyone is as despicable as you! Using women to play dirty tricks?!"

"You!" Wang Hao was choked by Qin Yi's words, pointed angrily at Qin Yi, but was speechless for a moment.

"What about you?! Don't forget, it was you who took the initiative to find Wang Tengfei to contact me. What does this have to do with Su Mo? Whether she is willing to forgive you or not is her business; what does it have to do with me?" Qin Yi's words were like knives, pointing directly at Wang Hao's heart.

"Shut up!" Seeing that the situation was about to spiral out of control, Zhou Qian hurriedly raised his hand and pushed Wang Hao. This push accidentally affected Wang Hao's wounds, making him gasp in pain, and he bent over with a "hiss."

Beside them, Liu Changshan watched the two who were at daggers drawn again, a flash of doubt in his eyes. He leaned closer to Li Xitong and whispered in a low voice: "Who is this Su Mo?"

"Shh, do you think it's not chaotic enough?" Li Xitong glanced at him, quickly put her finger to her lips, made a "shh" gesture, and signaled him with her eyes not to meddle.

After scolding Wang Hao, Zhou Qian turned to Face Qin Yi, squeezing out a slightly awkward smile on his Face. He cleared his throat and tried to make his voice sound natural: "Mr. Qin, I'm really sorry. Since you don't know Miss Su's whereabouts, we won't disturb you any further. However, if Miss Su contacts you, please tell her that the conditions we previously discussed still count."

Qin Yi's Aura was restrained, he nodded indifferently, and his tone became a bit calmer: "Hmm, if she contacts me, I will pass it on."

"Then thank you in advance, Mr. Qin." After saying this, Zhou Qian turned around, gently pushed Wang Hao's shoulder, signaling him to leave. Then, he shook hands with Liu Changshan and Li Xitong separately, exchanged a few pleasantries, and then took Wang Hao and walked along the path they came from.

Just at this moment, the System's notification sound suddenly rang in Qin Yi's Sea of Consciousness.

[Ding! Detected that Wang Hao's favorability toward the host has decreased by 100 points, current favorability is -200!]

[Ding! Detected that Zhou Qian's favorability toward the host has increased by 10 points, current favorability is 10!]

Qin Yi was stunned for a moment, and then a playful smile curled up on his lips. Heh, this is a bit interesting.

The decrease in Wang Hao's favorability toward him was expected. But the fact that Zhou Qian's favorability increased instead of decreasing was unexpected.

Thinking of this, Qin Yi's eyes couldn't help but turn cold again. Wang Hao, oh Wang Hao, you really don't know what's good for you. I've already saved you from imprisonment, and you still harbor resentment toward me. Since that's the case, don't blame me for being ruthless!

Thinking this in his heart, Qin Yi quickly took out a "junior misfortune talisman" from the System Space. He stared coldly at Wang Hao's gradually receding back, and silently gave an order to the System: System, use the junior misfortune talisman on Wang Hao!

Accompanied by a "Ding" System notification sound, the talisman paper in Qin Yi's hand turned into a wisp of smoke and disappeared without a trace. A smug smile curled up on his lips, looking forward to the good show that was about to follow.

Wang Hao was walking with unwillingness, when suddenly he felt an inexplicable chill surging from behind, and he shivered subconsciously.

Immediately after, his foot slipped, his body instantly lost balance, and he stumbled forward. A flash of terror crossed his Face, but he didn't have time to react, and just watched himself fall into a newly dug tree pit by the road.

"Xiao Hao!" Zhou Qian's attention was still on his phone; he kept calling Su Mo's number, but for four or five times in a row, no one answered. His brows were furrowed, and a sense of foreboding rose in his heart. Just at this moment, he caught a glimpse of Wang Hao falling straight into the tree pit from the corner of his eye, and he exclaimed in surprise.

Qin Yi witnessed all this and couldn't help but "pfft" and laughed out loud.

"Oh my, what happened?" Liu Changshan also noticed the commotion on Wang Hao's side. As he spoke, he lifted his leg, intending to walk toward Wang Hao's direction.

Qin Yi raised his hand to stop him, his smile undiminished: "Dean Liu, don't worry. I guess Wang Hao has just been too unlucky lately. Don't go join in the fun, or you might end up unlucky too."

As soon as he finished speaking, the disheveled Wang Hao had already been helped up by Zhou Qian. His head and Face were covered in dirt, looking extremely wretched. However, before he could clean himself up, suddenly a stray dog darted out from nowhere and started barking wildly at Wang Hao with bared teeth.

"Haha, that tree pit, could it be that dog's territory?" Qin Yi laughed gloatingly.

Liu Changshan and Li Xitong looked at each other, speechless for a moment. And just at this moment, Wang Hao suddenly let out a scream: "Ah! You dead dog, why are you chasing me!"

"Woof, woof, woof, woof, woof..." The stray dog's barking was even more ferocious; it seemed to have determined that Wang Hao was an intruder and chased him relentlessly. Thus, a farce of a man and a dog chasing each other played out on campus.

Zhou Qian couldn't care about calling Su Mo anymore; he grabbed his briefcase and chased after them in a hurry.